10/30/2023
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The Estate Outdoor Interactive Murder Mystery Escape Game Experience
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- The Estate Outdoor Interactive Murder Mystery Escape Game Experience
My name is Clint Smarty and welcome to The Estate!
10/30/2023
continued from the crowdfunding campaign because it didnt provide enough space for all of the required info.
Welcome, your probably wondering what's this campaigns about?
Allow me to introduce myself quickly, my names Clint Smarty and I bring to the table my 30 years of owning a haunted trail experience in hopes to gain funding to convert my seasonal only haunted trail into a more year around combination of both a haunted attraction and an Escape Game combined with the unique element of outdoor player clue searching, murder mystery solving, exciting game play, each player first visits our online website gets drawn in by the creepy fun and exciting story that introduces the on site live action highly detailed escape game, by offering a first person narrative that is presented as an exclusive paranormal investigation group that you are joining to tour and explore the mysterious and macabre now abandoned, so we've been told! Estate.. Escape Experience!
It's more than just an Escape Game!
To uncover its many mysteries and hopefully survive to tell your friends about it!
Upon purchase of a ticket, players choose a game from several choices, play time slot, watch a introductory trailer with an open ending that leads them to wonder what's next.. until they arrive and play. Finally every player is given a link to read and sign an online safety waiver, for the dual purpose of safety and to add more fear to the aspect.
Players are presented by the Estates overall back story that explains the story of each individual story, each game has its own story also
Addon idea.. bonus points.. all game stories are connected.. if a player plays all games and wins they can piece all of the clues together to explain the incredible full story surprise ending!
Plus they may recieve a special gift for their dedication and accomplishment!
The Estate past:
This Land was once the home of many mysterious and macabre happenings, many years ago an insane asylum that housed the wayward souls others would not, years later it was closed and reopened as an funeral parlor, after that it was a farm with a resturant that served parcular but familiar forms of meat, it became abandoned a few years later, sat and slowly rotted, being taken back by mother nature, but refusing to disappear, after all of these years the ruins still stand.
Present day activity:
The area has continued to experience many other odd and macabre sightings over the years.
Recently a new type of maniacs may have taken over a section of the property to conduct secret human experiments to attempt to find cures to many of today's thought to be uncureable diseases and rumors they may now have some how invented a new machine that allows the operator to see into the minds of other people's to see and experience their thoughts, while gaining a deeper understanding . A crazy person who claims to be a doctor who the medical community has banished him malpractice has attempted to reanimate his daughters co**se who died from a horrible untimely death and extreme tragedy, after several experiments and failed attempts he decides to use the invented machine to attempt to go into his dead daughters mind to try to solve the mystery of how she was taken away from him...
Recently a group of explorers like you discovered a random, exotic adventure app and went on a mind filled adventure, a geo cache compromised of their desires and curiosities, which lead them to the Estate grounds, they were never seen again. Do you dare to be next?
You are one of the chosen paranormal group investigators, that will use the Father's mind machine to enter into her mind where you will see and experience the twisted visions of her childhood life in a realistic manner..
The Estate of his daughters mind..is now yours to explore!
Features multiple different creepy themed games with their own unique stories, levels of difficulty, and scare factor, ranging from scary and moderately difficult to horrifying and very difficult, each has its own set play time.
each has a different theme, clues, puzzles, story, props, all related to its own story, unlocked main doors, locked connecting doors, using combination locks, combo obtained by gathering clues as players search and discover and progress forward until they finish and win or do not and lose, before the set time ie 1 hour or 45 mins runs out, then they either exit the same way if they lose or if they win they exit out the back exit door, all play zones are connected by Cardoned off areas allowing players only to be able to follow the provided path, built as fences and walls etc. Using recycled pallets and lumber or purchased building material and cheap OSB or plywood. Walls may be covered by plastic sheeting, cloth, fake faux blow mold wall panels or carved foam insulation sheets.
Bridges will be built to allow passage onto the water surrounded play area, 1 to 3 maybe needed, start with 1 and add up to 3 as time allows and the attraction and games grow, to allow more player options to increase customer return and re playability. Bridges will have side hand ra
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Bridges will have side hand rails for safety.
Each outdoor play area will be built using cost effective but safe and functional 6 mil plastic or other forms of tarps etc. Fastened to frames made out of pvc etc. Pipe frame work to cover the play areas and provide protection to business used assets and to hard core players who don't mind playing during inclimate weather, such as rain. This will allow and prevent asset weather damage and protection and allow the event to remain open for play even during rain and offer some wind protection. While also providing a cost effective solution.
The main story to be explained after all games have been played and all clues and stories have been solved the player(s) learn the overall intense Estate origin ending story...
The undisclosed story slowly discovered by players as they progress play: via hidden clues within scenes,zones, areas that lead to puzzles to be solved to allow game and story progression.
The Dream Machine aka the players computer tablet or smart phone,, allows the user to place a virtual or actual vr , helmet device on both a donor and themselves to be able to experience what the donor is thinking or has thought as well as their dreams amd Nightmares in very realistic virtual reality ways on a real level, even being able to feel what the donor imagines or has imagined, allowing the user to enter and unlock the mystery of the human brain, and beyond, it even allows them to cross over into the purgatory or maybe even the after life realms, blending reality, nightmare, purgatory and even the afterlife In one complicated mix of all realities that each player takes part in.
As players play they slowly unravel the true mystery and ending to the story. The story actually began in the past a Long time ago, when it was an insane asylum, while drs where experimenting with patient shock therapy they accidently discovered a device that when rigged a certain way it would allow them to see into the mind of patient on a monitor as if they where actually inside of their head, after awhile the idea and horrific imagery began to drive themselves into madness and insanity, meanwhile alot of the lunatics escaped and took over the facility. The images the player has seen and experienced is actually a worm hole purgatory alternate dimension that has been opened by too much experimenting followed by madness among all other insane events that has happened on this very foboding land, the player learns that the family members were not actually killed off by the father, in fact each family member suffered from the insanity of their horrific actions committed su***de to escape and accept their ultimate fate, which su***de is the only way out of the nightmare, so the tale goes! and when you activated the nightmare machine you were transported back to that point in time in the past and your game experience reflects and finally explains the actual twisted Estate tale! Told to players if they win and survive all games!!
The story players are told and expect are taken from presently known outdated resources and state the father went insane and killed his wife and daughter, but actually they all went insane and decided they could no longer take the constant insanity day in and day out so they decided to take their own lives, It is thought that this is the only way to escape their horrible fate and escape the confines of purgatory and The Estate!
The plan is to procure funding through your generous support, as fans of Haunted Attractions and Escape Games, and entertainment, who enjoy the thrill of getting out and getting back to the good old days when we all spent more time doing outdoor activities and less time inside, those who enjoy scary and horror, and the thrill of experiencing a different style of a year around haunted house crossed with an exciting and engaging high quality escape game set in a rare outdoor setting. Offering many high quality interactive creepy themed puzzles, games, clues, and mysteries to be solved.
Details:
The Land has been procured
The Land is clear and safe and has been previously used as a haunted trail for 30 years.
Most required props and assets are owned and shall be reused or repurposed from the previous haunted trail.
Some structures will be removed and or replaced or rebuilt to provide required safety and covering.
Some very lage tarps are owned and be used if need be, Inc very large bill board tarps.
What this funding will be used for?
Any funding shall be used to purchase sheets of 6 mil plastic for weather covering.
Pvc or like pipe for framing
Installation of a piggy tailed outdoor regulation size required electric junction box to allow areas to be lit by colored and normal led lights and power security cameras placed within the event areas.
As well as any other low power low voltage electrical devices needed.
Screws, most can be reused from past structures.
2x4, plywood or OSB, Misc other out door treated approved lumber.
Rope
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2x4, plywood or OSB, Misc other out door treated approved lumber.
Rope
Isp security cameras to connect through wifi to local check in station lap top or tablet monitors etc .
Misc needed props or materials to make props.
Other basic Misc needed supplies
Required special event patron liability insurance and asset insurance.
Marketing.. social media, online, posters, radio ads, TV ads, etc.
I'm keeping the overhead low to allow a better small business success stance.
Because of this I am able to keep my funding request low.
Why should you consider funding my project?
Great question..
I've established a seasonal haunted trail and ran it for 30 years. I have the experience necessary and the knowledge needed to successfully convert my old haunted trail into an outdoor horror murder mystery style escape game crossed with traditional haunted house attraction elements to offer a unique year around, except for a few winter months, interactive immersive real life safe horror fantasy escape game that will entice players before they even sign up, by using a fun creepy website with highly detailed themed graphics and intriguing back stories for each game that will introduce itself in the style of an exclusive paranormal investigation invite and you have been invited to attend, with a short teaser trailer entrance and after a ticket purchase and scheduled visit they are presented with an exclusive video trailer that goes more in depth into their chosen story and game, leaving them with an exciting cliff hanger that leaves them wandering until they actually show up to play their game on-site. After initial game selection players are presented with the option if avaliable to purchase a second game room for a discount TBD.
To offer more player re playibility and sign ups.
The games with stories that maybe offered are as follows, the choosen games to be featured are left up to the contributors to help decide and vote on. All game areas will be covered, secured, safe, highly detailed, offer story related clues, puzzles, themed decor and sometimes secrets, Easter eggs, or hidden aspects to add additional fun and mystery that goes beyond just playing a game. To set us above the rest, to help secure our stance within a growing market, which will be required because we are located in a rural area that will be dependent on this aswell as creative and effective marketing and eventually word of mouth advertising. The idea is to offer multiple games that feature several different degrees of difficulty, from easy to advanced, from scary to horrifying, spooky to nightmare, fantasy to alternate reality, allowing more game options to a wider audience base to maximize business potentials and help insure future sustainability!
The plan is to offer 1 to 2 games at 45mins to 1 hour of game play each at a local market fair price, and as popularity grows gradually addon more game play areas and themes, to continue to offer a wider variety to a growing fan base.
We will use the popular Haunt pay online haunted house and escape room hosted website, game schedule and payment processor, to collect credit and debit card information that we have an account with to advertise and allow players to locate us online and make our presence basic and straight to the point to make game scheduling, game explanation and pay processing easy.
Players will be offered an online review area and a vote for future addon games.
Game and story ideas to consider:
May use unique story driven cross over theme ideas
Ie.. The Body Farm x Grave Yard
Edgar Allen Poe.. pa has some history to use.. Many macabre well known stories to use.. dark, macabre, Gothic, classic meets new, creepy horror, driven by poetry and madness!
The Body Farm.. unique
Grave Yard of past inhabitants
Human co**ses laid above ground for decomposing studying... based on true ideas.
The Body Broker.. unique.
Acquires procures and sells black market human organs.. based on true ideas.
The human slaughterhouse
The Estate or Manor.. haunted themed and aspects.. projected ghost.. own ghost projector
The Creamatorium
Aka..The Human Meat Smoker Crossover
Creepy clown circus
The Dream Nightmare Machine Enigma... a stranger things, twisted creepy, up side down, alternate reality, trip to purgatory and back story game.
The Hellivator Catacomb Escape. Broken elevator that back doors lead into a creepy underground co**se catacomb full of stored bodies laid and left to rot. Also may include The Giant Spiders Layer.
May use death body rot scent in scene for added realism.
The Purgatory Enigma Realm.. akin to Stranger Things, Alternate realities, inter dimension, strange and unusual, time travel, Nightmares and dreams is connected to this mysterious section of the land, said to be a gateway between realms
H.H Holmes.. Human Skeleton Factory..
based on real events.
He built a real maze house, captured people and forced them to play a real life saw style game, in the 1800s, full of deadly
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, full of deadly traps and hidden doors that he would pop out of and strategically murder them and toss their bodies down a chute to his basement where he would skin and dissolve their flesh, dye their bones and re sell their skeletons to medical facilities and universities.
Frankensteins Revenge..
Modern take on the Frankenstein re animate the dead story and game.
Vampire Blood Masquerade..
An exclusive gathering at a fancy Masquerade ball, unknown to have been a decoy to attract unsuspecting visitors in hopes of being poisoned and having their blood pumped to be sold to an secret underground group of vampires.
Re animate the dead..
Re animator.. group tries to re animate a dead body of a loved one.
Organs for rent..
In the future a group offer genetically grown organs for rent or lease to ill people to help extend their lives. When people default on their payment a organ hunter is released to hunt them down and retrieve the organ, using any means necessary... think Repo The Gentic Opera.
Your ideas here..
Thank you for your time and consideration regarding what I think is the next big Escape Experience, not just a room or a haunt, but a little of both, to be enjoyed on a year around basis and to grow only bigger and better as time and popularity grow and investments allow.
I hope you enjoy these experiences as much as I do and believe in me and my vision to introduce what shall be known as Escape Experiences!
Please visit the page for more updates and details.
Cost material break down..
Very large rolls of 6 mil plastic.. est. $1000
Pvc etc. Pipe framing
Est. $1000
Outdoor approved piggy backed fully wired breaker junction box for 120v Aproved rated wattage.. $2000
Misc extra needed story driven game required only props and game devices..
Est. $1000
2x4 treated lumber used to build support structures.
$1000
Plywood or OSB treated lumber wall covering and bridge floor covering..
Est. $1000
Heavy treated posts and rail road ties to support bridges..
Est. $1000
Security ip cameras and recording equipment.. 8 cameras
Est. $600
Required business start up and short term running and operating fees.. licenses, insurance, permits
$1000
Start up advertising and marketing fees..
$1000
Faux insulation Carved foam or faux wall panels.. for realistic atmosphere effects.
Est.. $1000
Combination Cryptix, etc style pad locks for each area.
Est. 8 total.. $100
Misc costs, taxes, clearing of additional land for safety and space use requirements, parking lot installment,etc. Estimated in final costs projection below.
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If extra funding is procured it may be used to add traditional haunted house animations, effects, lights, projectors, ai artificial intelligence to allow player adaptable ever changing games, and other upgrades to increase the attractions perceived value, offering a premium service.
What will I recieve in return for my contributions?
Top crowd funders get free pass for 1 night w a set amount of extra friends family addon. Reduced 50% off pass for their friends for 1 time.
They get to sign the top contribution wall with permenat paint etc.
Get a custom free themed tee shirt
Other ideas..
Donate x amount get.. gift goes up with contribution level.
A thank you letter addressed in contributors name etc. $50
Tee shirt
Key chain
Tumbler or plastic mug.. themed
$300
Free passes 1 time
Discounted passes.. $
1 year unlimited play pass..$
Name on website and all social media pages under top contributions wall. $1000
Get to help design an effect, prop, or game piece, set, or offer some ideas to be used within the game environment and if an idea is used they get named and credited for it.
Get to help come up with new alternate story and clue ideas.$3000
All contributors get to come out for a special weekend to meet and greet each other and me Sarah, etc. Plus get a behind the scenes first look and grand opening walk through and free game to play with each other or in groups, if their are alot of contributors more than 1 session of meet and greet maybe offered.
If avaliable, top contributors may recieve themed glow or Augmented reality tee shirts or other chosen merchandise. $
top contributors may have their name engraved on a tombstone used in the games Body Farm. $800
Offer online gift cards
Option.. if you don't escape and win recieve a play again discount.. 20%?
Total required funding needed
$15,000
Thank you for your time and considerations!
sincerly
Clint Smarty
The Estate Outdoor Interactive Murder Mystery Escape Game Experience
10/23/2023
Assets owned to be reused
10/23/2023
Crowdfunding back story details etc.
• My Back story and why I believe strongly in my outdoor interactive escape game experience project!
• My name is Clint Smarty and I am a huge Halloween/Horror fan! I have grown up watching creepy movies and attending annual October Halloween Haunted Attractions of all calibers! After attending a few high end attractions I got excited and thought I can do this, on a more budget friendly scale and slowly scale it up as attention grows over time! After attending a few local, fire company operated haunts in my small town and a few major ones not so locally, it all started many moons ago... up to just 5 years ago, I founded my areas first recognized independently owned and operated annual haunted trail using creativity, hard work, free donated pallets, mid level props and costumes, bargain deals from other now closed haunts along with modified purchased products, to create a very scary interactive October experience for my entire town and beyond to enjoy and slowly increased the attractions size, length, price and added new addons each year, working on the project off and on throughout the year up until it was once again opening day. During our attractions plateau period, about a little over half way past its life cycle, we began to add more elaborate robotic or animatronic props, more interactive costumes, some custom made, special effects, upgraded to LED stage lighting, added atmospheric sound, and mind blowing illusions, we began to advertise and market further away, and attracting more and more people, we had the pleasure of being evaluated by The Haunt Rater, who established The National Haunters Funding Association and we received a very high rating on the scale among other major haunts across our state! We have since decided to close the haunted trail after 30 plus years, 20 unique interactive some even said, scarier than some of our states major haunts, scenes because of lack of crew and staff needed to continue!
• Fast forward to today! Having many years of experience operating a successful growing haunted attraction I truly believe I am capable of producing and converting our old, decaying, much needed TLC, outdoor trail with outlaying structures and make shift buildings into one of the Escape Room Genres rare outdoor Interactive Escape Room Game Experiences!
• Mission statement: To utilize past creepy outdoor entertainment experience to introduce a new rare style of a mix of interactive, using animatronics, special effects, led lighting, movie quality A, B, C grade props, interactive themed story that follows the game path, puzzles, props, environments, etc. to offer the player(s) a unique mix of visiting an outdoor seasonal creepy/horror/haunted like interactive attraction environment along with the story and puzzle aspects that an Escape Game offers, to allow both haunt enthusiast and Escape Game enthusiast a rare opportunity to experience both styles of entertainment during on season and off season, when most other haunts are not in operation experiences for the same ticket cost that a high end creepy themed attraction does. The admission price would be between $25 and $50 a person, whatever price appears to be more feasible and marketable among other common attractions within the industry. Holding the unique position of a year around outdoor covered haunted attraction and Escape Room in one would allow a ticket price of a higher scale.
• In depth details: Having already established and operated a mid level, in local and abroad comparison, the old attraction which was named first Forest Of Fear and later renamed Shockwalk Haunted Trail still houses many of the old structures and the trail is cut and safe for the public to access, having been walked on by 1000's of people over the years of operation, lighting and power are present but need to be rewired and upgraded, structures need TLC, rebuilds, and extracted. high quality Props, colored led lights, special effects, costumes, masks, extension cords, real tombstones, coffins, realistic mutilated bodies, heads, skeletons, skulls, etc. remain in safe storage for additional use.
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• The Estate story: Once many structures and establishments have stood on this ground, beginning many years ago, there once stood an Insane Asylum that housed the most hideous of psychopaths, the misfits that even the other Asylums would not allow within their walls, rumor has it many macabre and mysterious patient experiments, murders, escapes, and deaths have occurred on these grounds, centuries later the asylum was shut down due to too many unfortunate incidents and events, it sat empty for many years until it was reopened as an Funeral Parlor and for many years it also has seen its fair share of deaths until it too came to a close and was abandoned, lost, and forgotten to slowly be taken back by the forest, it sat empty again for a long time, until years later it was converted into a family farm and slaughterhouse, rumors arised about the ideas that the family who inhabited it may have not been as innocent as they appear after a few vagrants, hitch hikers and wayward lost souls begun to mysteriously disappear, many suspected and often wondered where the farms endless supply of meat to cater their local family owned restaurant actually came from and why it tasted so odd but also remarkably good! A few people began to go under cover and investigate the farm to see for themselves, many have not returned, after countless attempts by local authorities have turned up nothing, eventually the family farm was also shut down and abandoned! Fast Forward to today! Most of the original structures have long since fallen into decay and have been taken back by the forest, rumors arise stating their maybe a few escaped criminals and maniacs hiding out within these ruins, but no one has been brave enough to enter and confirm this.
• In depth story addon Present day activity:
The area has continued to experience many other odd and macabre sightings over the years, including rumored sadistic cult and strange voodoo activity said to be used for powerful dark occult evil magic to torture people and raise the dead.
Recently a new type of misfit drs and scientist who have been banished from practice for different reasons, may have taken over a section of the property to conduct secret human experiments to attempt to find cures to many of today's thought to be uncureable diseases and rumors they may now have some how invented a new machine that allows the operator to see into the minds of other people's to see and experience their thoughts, while gaining a deeper understanding . A crazy person who claims to be a doctor who the medical community has banished him from his practice has attempted to reanimate his daughters co**se who died from a horrible untimely death and extreme tragedy, after several experiments and failed attempts he decides to use the invented machine to attempt to go into his dead daughters mind to try to solve the mystery of how she was taken away from him...
You are one of the chosen paranormal group investigators, that will use the Father's mind machine to enter into her mind where you will see and experience the twisted visions of her childhood life in a realistic manner..
The Estate Outdoor Escape Experience blends what is with what was, dreams with nightmares, and the past with the present in a manner to allow you to enter the many areas inhabitants sick twisted minds to gather clues and solve the areas many mysteries ,to finally put this place to rest and be lucky enough to escape to tell your tale!
The Estate of his daughters mind..is now yours to explore!
The Daughters story begins your journey into the macabre unknown!
Ideas used include twisted mixed versions themed around her childhood, life, leading up to her death.
Scenes from her childhood, growing up, when she went to her first circus show, amusement parks, magic show, macabre death scenes of funerals, odd toys from her child hood, etc.
Scenes from her seeing her dad brutally torture and slaughter her mother, her dad's drinking which lead to hard drug use,Scenes of her dad in the hospital after he attempted to take his own life but fails, Scenes from her resulting night and terror mares, Scenes of her and her dad's rough relationship as she was growing up,
Scenes and themes surrounding the moments when her dad tried to perform strange experiments on her while trying to figure out how to re animate her and his wife,to attempt to bring them back to life, but obviously failed,many attempts, scenes of their daughters retaliation and many attacks on her dad, while trying to hurt, torture and kill him to avenge her mother's murderous death, and finally scenes leading up to her tragic young death including beyond and after her death including scenes of her experience after she got stuck in purgatory because of her twisted macabre demeanor and her tragic sights brought about by being raised by a complete murderous psychopath who never got caught and may still remain at large today, some even say his voice maybe heard aswell as other victim screams and ghosts of the wife and daughter are sometimes seen lurking the grounds.
The undisclosed story slowly discovered by players as they progress play: via hidden clues within scenes,zones, areas that lead to puzzles to be solved to allow game and story progression.
Underlying idea to maybe not be disclosed but explain as the players story unfolds.
The Dream Machine aka Nightmare Machine, new aka the players computer tablet or smart phone, utilizing new technology, allows the user to place a virtual or actual vr , helmet device on themselves to be able to experience what the donor is thinking or has thought as well as their dreams and Nightmares in very realistic virtual reality ways on a real level, even being able to feel what the donor imagines or has imagined, allowing the user to enter and unlock the mystery of the human brain, and beyond, it even allows them to cross over into the purgatory or maybe even the after life realms, blending reality, nightmare, purgatory and even the afterlife In one complicated mix of all realities that each player takes part in.
The game begins after each player has visited the website, watched an introductory short movie like teaser video or experienced a vr like experience ,has an opportunity to read the back story online, and after they purchase a ticket they watch a short video or vr introduction experience that is only available after ticket purchase which goes into more detail and theoretically begins when they place the theoretic device upon their head, when they sign up and choose a play date... they then suspend their disbelief until they physically visit the game site and the story continues from where the video or vr experience left off....
On site they first arrive at the check In Boothe which looks like a run down security check in Boothe.
With security monitors mounted on the wall that actually work and show selected areas within the game zones so the game master can monitor players as they play and offer hints taunts etc over microphones and speakers placed through out the play areas.
After they leave the check In and get introductions, ask questions and have a chance to purchase basic themed merchandise before and after the game..
1st play area
Play begins inside of an old meat freezer/and body locker storage freezer, with a locked door that must be unlocked by players gathering clues and solving story related puzzles to unlock it to enter the next play zone...
Addon.. ad on real AC or fans/water misters to allow players to visit and cool off during hot summer game play, also fits into the theme.
Maybe have a fake lose brick or block, wall section that hides a clue to the lock
Maybe hide a clue on a hanging dead frozen body if going for modern murder feel? May not.. may want to gradually build up to show murder and recent activity is present?
2nd area
Freezer leads to autopsy body prep room, and Body Broker room. Clues and puzzles lead to 3rd locked area. Players must locate and solve a puzzle to fuel and start a generator that theoretically powers the entire Estate grounds because the power has been disconnected years ago.
Once activated the game lights turn on and light the way forward.
Players are bound by a locked door or gate but are able to see a little ahead to see the lights turn on after the generator is activated to set the mood and atmosphere ahead.
This and next area are connected by a small themed area that leads to the next play area. The theme is scenes from the daughters fun memories of going to the circus and amusement parks etc. Mixed with a horror reality, magic shows..
3rd area.. y split path decision zone..
Caskets, grave yard themed play area, w clues and puzzles that lead to the next locked areas, this is a multi path decision area, players must choose 1 of 2 pathways forward, both are locked by puzzle driven clues, 1 path is the hellavator that has a back door, leads to catacombs then to final room,the 2nd path leads to the old manor human slaughter house and to the mad scientist human experiment areas then to the final area.
Body FarmXGrave yard theme.
Path 1..
These 2 areas are connected by another nightmarish themed zone.
Dead giant spider on back cobweb, wrapped co**ses. Spirits, ghosts, Hellavator stand alone tower with elevator stuck on next floor down with back exit door to be unlocked by players gathering clues, the giant dead or alive spider makes its home inside of the shaft above, the back door leads to the next alternate play area… could use the elevator floor light sign above door to hide a clue.
Path 1... cont.
Underground catacomb play zone...skeletons bones skulls, decaying co**ses.
Could mount a fan inside to cool players off, goes with the underground cave theme.
Path 1.. cont
Human Wood Chipper to quickly expose of bodies and feed pigs on the old farm back in the day
Present day Human Slaughterhouse themed.
Path 2...
Mad scientistXHuman experimenting area, medical devices, the nightmare machine, etc.
Path 2..cont...
Dark shadow themed..evil creature, purgatory cross over zone w cultists and demon light subtle themes .. wormhole like effect
Creepy mannequins.
CremationXHuman meat smoker and BBQ
Large butcher tables and gross eating table.
Connecting area
Very dark, super creepy, demon creature like, fire, brimstone, clues, puzzles,
Both paths merge and connect to lead to the final play area...
6th area final zone
Purgatory...
Small play zone, final clues and puzzles, leads to game exit, loops back around to play areas already played to back track and leave if player wins game. Leads back to the Body Farm, so players can walk in reverse and exit the game area.
Exit tunnel natural Radeon Gas wellness cave..
Green glow, radioactive zone, run fast to escape before its too late, after player suffers some after glow and sickness from the cave.
Area has to explain the story's ending visually and by clues, words, etc.
Gas masks.. This radiated area may explain why everyone has gone mad who has spent an extensive amount of time on the land.
This idea offers extended re playability to keep the game fresh and encourage players to return to play again and to next time choose the opposite play path to experience the other story.
orange fire flicker lights)
Use mannequins wearing different types of creepy and masquerade Masks to decorate play areas.
Use home made hose tentacles to add accents to areas.
Feature creepy circus and clown characters
Stay light on cultists decor Use mainly voodoo etc. Witch crafty, Use Ruin stones and relics and human blood sacrifice imagery. Not so much demon signs, or use indirect signs to avoid religious conflict.
Maybe, players have to find a way to enter the Estate grounds play area?
Make the atmosphere feel like killers or their spirits are close by and could return any minute so players must move quickly to solve puzzles and escape or be caught if time runs out.
Note
Donate 360 free tee shirt?
Tip:
Use combination locks on areas with hidden lock codes placed through out the area and deciphered through different games to prevent players from carrying props and keys and losing and breaking stuff to access other play areas.
Use simple quick locks and props etc that minimize carrying around to have to be quickly reset between games and keep said near the game entrance to speed up setup. Use combination style locks further into game areas and use other more time consuming setups closer to entrance.
Use electronic locks? May take away from the game realism.
Use auto on off lights etc that turn on off when players enter or activate them.
Add a player interactive body part wood chipper w pump that sprays red lit water into nearby creek and recycles it to simulate blood spray.
Turn on auto by ghosts or by player actions.
Players prefer physical object movement, horror, murder mystery, wizards. Touch on all for best experience.
Feature
Hellivator... free standing elevator tower shaft w broken elevator with the back entrance doors open to lead to another area. Could be sealed and unlocked.
The players upon signing up online agree to a fake but realistic introduction where by paying for the live event they sign up to be part of a paranormal investigation group that is invited to a limited time special event to explore the Estates many mysteries. They sign a online waiver for their safety are presented with a short back story introduction and a short teaser trailer, after signing up they watch a little longer more involved trailer to set the tone for when they arrive on site to play.
The game shall feature a real life escape game experience that is a mix of all related realities that the Land has experienced over its course, and the players play out the story as they explore gather clues and unlock new areas until they finish or don't finish the game.
As players play they slowly unravel the true mystery and ending to the story. The story actually began in the past a Long time ago, when it was an insane asylum, while drs where experimenting with patient shock therapy they accidentally discovered a device that when rigged a certain way it would allow them to see into the mind of patients on a monitor as if they where actually inside of their head, after awhile the idea and horrific imagery began to drive themselves into madness and insanity, meanwhile alot of the lunatics escaped and took over the facility. The images the player has seen and experienced is actually a worm hole purgatory alternate dimension that has been opened by too much experimenting followed by madness among all other insane events that has happened on this very forbidding land, the player learns that the family members were not actually killed off by the father, in fact each family member suffered from the insanity of their horrific actions decided the only way out was to take their own lives! to escape and accept their ultimate fate,so the tale goes! and when you activated the nightmare machine you were transported back to that point in time in the past and your game experience reflects and finally explains the actual twisted Estate tale! Told to players if they win and survive!
The story players are told and expect are taken from presently known outdated resources and state the father went insane and killed his wife and daughter, but actually they all went insane and decided they could no longer take the constant insanity day in and day out so they decided to take their own lives, It is thought that this is the only way to escape their horrible fate and escape the confines of purgatory and The Estate!
The game play areas are never actually locked to allow players to freely come and go. Once areas are unlocked and accessible. Main entrance is never locked.
Ideas for Purgatory:
To feature satanic ritual symbols, present them as partially complete to look like evil symbols but at the same time, not completely to get the idea but also avoid religious comeback. Use weird magic symbols like triangles in circles, rune symbols, and partially drawn pentagram, etc with light subtle glow features like fire. Accent with red and orange light, use some blue for deep flame effects. Mostly would be featured in the purgatory and exit tunnel areas.
Consider slowly building out the game and build a few areas at a time and upgrade as players play, Cordone off unplayable areas until they are ready to be played, place signs saying new story area coming soon. Gradually start ticket admission low and increase as more areas are added on and opened to be played.
Continue to upgrade existing areas and addon or change areas as time goes on. About every 6 months to 1 year or so, increase time length as popularity grows. Allows more players more time to experience the event while also not allowing the story to get stale.
Each new season would feature new sets using the same layout and design, areas etc. with an increasing story line added props, changed props, lighting, effects etc. but will still have the same game layout. Keeps the game exciting and fresh while offering an easily sustainable, player recognition, and familiarity, thus reducing game setup time changes and past player confusion.
For sets... Body Farms, grave yards..
Build waste high raised grave yard beds, build to need min amount of dirt, use fake home made safe realistic tombstones w moss and aged look. Place both vintage and modern caskets to look like they are half buried in the ground but accessible to them. Lay bodies out and cover some, for body Farm. Place around outside of areas. Incorporate caskets into puzzles.
Use foil material covered walls for freezer area.
Use plastic unfinished and hand painted stone wall panels or carved foam.
Use chainsaw prop
Fake knives, Hatchet, machete, meat cleaver, etc.
Giant spider, webs, egg sacs
Locks..
Combination locks, directional pad locks, cryptex, wine bottle lock, ice cream container locks
Use activated black light reactive only hidden clues to unlock locked areas.
EASTER EGG...
Hide in the open, a secret small creepy themed ma*****na grow using fake plants w creepy effects.
Add skull face sunflowers and man eating giant fly traps.
Catacombs..
Build up side tunnels with exposed co**ses and skeletons within the walls to be explored for clues.
Have a wall with a partial open end of a casket sticking out of it into the underground area.
Cremation chamber human smoker bbq..
Use orange and red fire flicker lighting effects.
Have player reach into simulated hot oven to search for clues.
Hang cooked co**ses and Limbs etc.
Mad lab...
Players must examine and search the nightmare machine to figure out how it works and activate it to unlock the next room, could be a hidden switch w electronic lock.
Human slaughterhouse...
Corpses, mutilated, Limbs, knives etc.
Players search for clues to unlock next area.
Player must place hand inside of a simulated body wood chipper, when they do a sensor turns on mp3 saw audio and a water pump pumps recycled creek water through the end chute back into the creek through bright red light for blood effect and to get a clue to the lock.
Purgatory...
Themed like hell, but subtle, fire, brimstone, symbols, occult, witch craft, voodoo all mixed.
Must find clues and solve puzzles to unlock the escape exit tunnel and finally figure out the true story and win!!
Clock or clock tower if added, idea..
Clock w hands locked on numbers to be used as clues to a puzzle. Use creepy themed hands, severed co**se, etc bones...
With human heart inside of cookoo door, human intestines used as the swinging pendulum. With dark Edgar Allen poe imagery. Paint red blood swoosh on wall where pendulum swings. Guts gore..
Add grand father Clock ticking and gong sounds.
Hellivator, floor marker lights that show which floor its supposed to be on, inside and out, above, could offer hidden clues or combinations to unlock areas ahead.
Use multi zone clue revisit ideas...
Players may have to go back to previous play areas to gather new clues used in play zones ahead, they may discover new hidden places not previously found.
Using clues to direct players in the right direction.
Addon...
Use ghost projections
In mirrors, evil portals, etc.
Autopsy zone..
Body on table?
Chest open..player reaches into body cavity to retrieve a clue for play to unlock next area.
Bodies in body Lockers.
Use connecting zones to hide clues for room puzzles with hints.
May remove some rooms or combine areas as needed.
Offer an Easter egg that is both visible online and in person and is connected some how to the live game for players to find.
Setup in game selfie stations player opportunities that fit into the area theme but are obviously photo opportunities for players. Inc specific hash tags on decor and a link qr code to the website or a secret qr code only avaliable feature related to the game for players and their shared friends to scan and access.
Maybe hide an in game qr code link to a future discount play coupon that can be used in the future to play.
Use various AR Augmented Reality..
Tee shirts, posters, in game content, etc. Use special software offered to players.
Images etc. Come to life when scanned and viewed. Can also add tons of overlap blended reality play for unlimited ideas.
Feature glow in the dark game features and tee shirts etc.
Add on..
Custom AR App to allow players blended game play.
Custom AI applications to allow human like man vs machine, learned actions to predict players next moves to attempt to offer more unique player oriented immersive experiences never before available.
Make opposite use purgatory entrance and exit doors one way and locked, make opposite sides appear like chained and heavily locked, sealed, no entry, beware, doors that are impossible to open from that side but are able to be unlocked and opened from the other, correct side.
Exit tunnel natural Radeon Gas wellness cave..
Green glow, radioactive zone, run fast to escape before its too late, after player suffers some after glow and sickness from the cave.
Area has to explain the story's ending visually and by clues, words, etc.
Gas masks..
Exit door, must be one way, locked, only be unlocked and opened one way, leads back to Body Farm, back original path to exit.
Win or lose.. use same entrance and exit.
Exit door when opened activates alarm lights and excitement to show players they won!!
The Radoen Gas cave maybe the underlying reason why everyone associated went insane.
People used to think the gas was safe and built wellness caves that people would rent to stay in while on a wellness path for health, not knowing it is actually dangerous and harmful to one's health.
And especially their mental state!
Consider.. Winners get a unique small cheap themed trophy!!
Or Tee shirt... marketing ops.
Facts, main business would be on Weekends, Thurs maybe, Fri ,Sat, day and early eve or night, night play and other holiday play, unique games, exclusive games, can up charge tickets some. Able to setup when players can schedule play days and times,
• If a player or players complete the game and win! They will receive a small custom trophy of sorts or some combination of custom merchandise or discounts on tickets or merchandise etc. to make them feel special for completing the game and winning! To promote them to encourage their friends to come and play and to encourage them to come back and play again.
The small existing old haunted walk ticket booth that is at the beginning of the game area experience shall be used to allow new players to meet and greet staff and most likely me, to ask any questions, get a brief back story and game play explanation, etc. before they begin to play. staff will greet guests in story appropriate attire and costumes. this building also will house any electronic communication devices, computers, lap tops, security communication and camera devices and recorders, custom merchandise for purchase, tee shirts, key chains, hats, mugs, tumblers, etc. This building will also be known as The command Center and information booth.
• Restrooms:
Portable toilets may or may not be rented and made available for public use. customers maybe asked to take care of needed things before attending the event and since the event is times for 1 hour restroom use should be able to be limited.
Optional secret rooms, short cuts, or alternate paths with side quests and agendas leading to side stories may be included.
The story and game environment could change slightly or completely or offer stages of game play offering an opening game for awhile, then a follow up story game the next time for awhile, etc. repeatedly.
Flowing water fountains and other real life, and automated systems could be used to add more realism.
Digital screens, movie projectors and projected effects could be used to simulate haunted pictures on walls that feature ghost and other creepy creatures appearances, project floating ghost, and other abirritations, and weird anomalies.
Projection special effects lights could be used to produce realistic fire, worm holes, and other odd effects.
Many old and new school haunted house effects, ideas, illusions, etc. style props and devices could be used to give a more pro haunted attraction or Disney type of experience.
Blacklights and glow effects could be used to give objects a eerie glow appearance.
Gobo effect and stage effect lighting could be used to give special effect lighting and club like/ pro haunt atmospheric lighting effects to areas.
• Marketing strategy: How we plan to attract the attention of the public!
We will utilize all available social media platforms by using paid and proper digital ads to specifically target key age groups who have been shown by past and similar market research to most likely be interested in either haunted attractions, Escape Room Games and/or both.
We will use digital bill boards strategically placed around our town areas to allow the general public to see digital displayed exciting attention grabbing ads.
We may place paid ads in our local newspapers to gain the attention of mass audiences.
We may place enticing posters around our town areas with permission from the establishments owners to gain exposure from the public.
We may use paid radio ads to entice audiences in appropriate age groups using fun, creepy, exciting audio ads which may feature special effects and sounds to gain attention from audiences while driving in their cars or traveling etc.
We may use paid or if available free local tv ads to get the attention of local people while their watching their tv shows during appropriate times when our targeted audience age range maybe engaged.
We plan to setup a paid, rented, or free, website and rebrand our social media pages to help spread our marketing to the online audience and allow them a more of a virtual interactive high quality visual, audio experience complete with pictures and video and maybe interactive or Virtual Reality or smart phone only Augmented Reality (AR) style features that will also explain the details, prices of admission, in depth story to grab the readers attention and get them excited and make them feel like they dont want to miss out on this exciting rare outdoor interactive creepy adventure game! By re branding, we will be able to reach our fans weve already established from our haunt.
Tee Shirts: Custom The Estate themed tee shirts and other basic merchandise that may feature AR app activated features or glow in the dark features may be sold or given away as promotional events to the public to assist with creative marketing when worn by past players or fans.
We may use Augmented Reality and or Virtual Reality mixed with real life experiences to allow the players to engage in a more futuristic new age style of gaming or experiences.
We may use Augmented Reality with a smart phone app to allow players to virtually interact with the real world game environment, our marketing posters and our custom The Estate Tee shirts we may have made by our friend who has a local successful custom tee shirt printing business, that will feature band like tee shirt designs and also offer hidden AR aspects and features that when viewed on a smart phone using our or an AR app will appear to come to life and feature interactive video, images, and web links, QR codes, etc. allowing us to market to an even newer age audience to captivate a further more unique audience using high end new age technology.
We may offer a virtual Reality (VR) only online experience to feature a short version or introduction to our game and story which would require a basic web browser with the compatibility to allow this feature along with a virtual reality headset and setup.
• Alternative game play styles: Special occasion events
We may on special occasions or holiday offer special limited time events with a limited time urgency act now type of approach to make the audience feel like they should attend the one time or limited time only event to be a part of something unique and special! Som ideas could include AR interactive scenes which use a smart phone and an AR app to interact with different scenes within the attraction.
We may offer a more electronic interactive, Ardiuno or Raspberry PII programmable logic controller prop and automated switches, cameras, WIFI, Blu Toothe, or other wireless activated events which may utilize small all in one computers connected to different devices and switches, actuators, lights, special effects, etc. both wired and wirelessly. using electronic devices and codes programmed in Python etc. unto them to allow wireless communication between the circuit boards and wireless pcs and lap tops, tablets, and smart phones to give players a more realistic, mixed virtual/augmented reality real life haunted effect type of feel and allowing objects, switches, and actuators to have small communication devices hidden within props etc. to be wirelessly activated when a specific event or action has taken place.
We may offer laser gun etc. types of game play on occasions to allow players to interact with one another in split up teams or to interact with props etc.
If our insurance allows it, we may utilize real safe controllable fire and other pyrotechnic devices placed far away from and out of the reach of players, for safety effects to further immerse players into the game environment. The effects could be automatically triggered by RFID etc. tags or devices or by specific actions taken by players.
Strategically placed in game mounted night and day cameras maybe used for both security and prop/ asset protection, as well as player protection and could also be setup and used as wifi wireless cameras connected to our online web page to show real time live video feeds of actual players playing the game.
New age Artificial Intelligence AI maybe used along with electronic devices to help add realistic human interactions and deeper immersion to robotic/animatronic characters and play environments to allow the players to more naturally interact with props etc. and allow machine learning which will allow the AI system to learn, adapt, change, and grow with its gaming environment and players as it gets to know and understand what most players and scenarios may work best and adapt to the new ideas hopefully catering more to what players really like and enjoy, allowing for a customer feed back in real time set up that may encourage players to be more involved and engaged thus helping to increase game play and new players.
Extra scary night play only, led spot light etc. well lit outdoor forest games.
Night games could incorporate infra red or other night vision etc. types of effects.
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• Safety and security:
We will carry required special event attraction insurance to protect all assets and people.
We will setup night vision or infra red high definition night and day automatic security cameras.
Night games will be well lit
We will whenever possible use only low voltage and wattage systems and lights to help prevent possible fires from occurring.
And now without further Aude I present to you! The Estate Project, a work in progress! Please enjoy! Please note: This video shows the land as is before clean up and prep to allow access to the public and the area will be much different and safer once the attraction opens to the public. This is only to show an idea of what area will be used.
The Estate Story | The Estate (godaddysites.com)
This idea offers extended re playability to keep the game fresh and encourage players to return to play again.
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McClure, PA
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